02/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – In response to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced in a statement issued on Tuesday 1 March that it has “frozen” its cooperation activities with the national patent offices of the Russian Federation and Belarus, as well as with the Eurasian Patent Organisation. The Office will assess the situation with its 38 Member States in view of the Administrative Council meeting on 22 March. (PH)